Survivor Tuition Benefits (NJ) Grant

Survivor Tuition Benefits (NJ) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Summary

The Survivor Tuition Benefits (STB) Program in New Jersey provides scholarships for children and surviving spouses of firefighters, emergency service workers, and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. This program covers tuition at eligible institutions, ensuring access to higher education. Awards are renewable and contingent on available funding, with a maximum of eight payments allowed for students. Surviving spouses have no time limit to apply, promoting educational opportunities for those affected by tragedy.

Overview

HESAA, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, is the only New Jersey state agency with the sole mission of providing students and families with financial and informational resources to pursue education beyond high school. Our Mission is to make education affordable. Survivor Tuition Benefits The Survivor Tuition Benefits (STB) Program is a scholarship that supports eligible children and surviving spouses of New Jersey firefighters, emergency service workers, and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The award provides students with free tuition at any eligible public or private institution of higher education in New Jersey and pays for enrollment at participating independent institutions in New Jersey to help these students earn a bachelor’s degree. The award amount cannot exceed the highest tuition charged at a New Jersey public institution. Awards are renewable. Scholarships depend on available funding.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Students must: Be a child or surviving spouse of a New Jersey firefighter, emergency service worker or law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty Be citizens, eligible non-citizens or eligible to file the NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application Be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree program at an approved (participating) New Jersey college, university or degree-granting proprietary school during the Fall and/or Spring semester(s) onlySummer term available in limited circumstancesMaintain satisfactory academic progressNot have received the maximum number of payments (8)Eligibility to apply is limited to eight years from the date of the child’s high school graduation, with no time limit to apply for surviving spouses. Summer Eligibility (available in limited circumstances):Must be graduating at the end of the summer term in the same academic year that you received an STB payment in the fall or spring.Have not received the maximum number of payments (8)Must be enrolled at least half time.